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balanced outputs
Balanced and RCA interconnects can sound just as good as another. There is no problem with RCA at all Balanced is just less prone distortion and a better circut. If your going high end and or you have long runs to your amps I would invest in balan... 
Speaker recommendation for Tube Setup $1500?
Vandersteen 2Ce Sig, Theil 2.3 will be very nice with tubes they play nice B&W is a bit brigher and to get similar performance you need to spend alot more. I had the 2ce sigs for a year(since upgraded) I would say they are the best bang for bu... 
Entry level tube pre with pass thru and remote?
I like the AR sp16. Most of the audio shops I go to use that as there basic amp. 
Best monoblock tube amp with Vandersteen 5A
I talked with Richard at the show in NY and I told him I had quicksilver v4's he told me that was the same thing he was running. The sweet set up as far as I can tell is Quicksilver v4 paired with a asteix clyspo pre if you can get one. 
Room Acoustics Problem????
how far are the speakers from the side and back wall? In that room they should be about 5" apart and 3-4" away from the back wall you should be sitting about 4' off the back wall. 
Best of he 2005 expo home entertainment show nyc
Vandersteen 5a with the AESTHETIX equipnment also the von schweikert. 
Vandersteen VLR Speakers
What are the VLR's? I am using 4 VSM for souround ane they are the best sourounds I have ever had. totally unable to localise the speaker just blends into the room. I had long in wall runs to do so I just got 12g cl3 speaker wire from parts expres... 
Good musical speakers that go low? Help
I would think of vandersteen 3 with the sub. I think that is about the best sound you can get for the money. And then you are naturally bi apming the low frequencys and the highs. I think there is a major advanage to not running big bass out of yo... 
Hum in system from interconnects???
ok here it is. all are on the same outlet.when interect is removed compleatly from amp no humwhen pluggen into just amp loud humwhen plugged into pre amp and amp low hum (this is normal)could be the power is there anything that will totally isolat... 
Hum in system from interconnects???
Yea I have some also the one location I have a monster 5100 power conditioner and a power max on the other one is all tubes the other is all solid state. Wondering if it is the innerconnects? do other peoples amps hum when just a long interconnect... 
laid back speakers
Vandersteen, Just awesome.I have 2ce sigs I was so impressed I upgraded to 5A comming in about 2 weeks. But the 2ce I haven't hear anything as good for the price they are really transparent and easy to listen to. 
Variable output cd players
I just got the cary 308/300 love it. The fact that you can swith between the tube and solid state output stage is awesome. 
Looking for opinion, Cary 303/300, thinking about
wound up getting the cary couldn't be happer the tube output is a bit soft but that is tubes and it does make voices more natural. Glad I can choose between the two. 
AR-SP16 distortion problem
They tink I am overloading the outputs I like the pre amp but I may have out grown it. 
quicksilver amps and preamps any thoughts ??
I have v4 no hum what so ever. Best amps I have owned and I have had a few different ones. Highly recomend them.